mystery socks

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Libby's turn to stand on the table.And Libby's turn to receive a new pair of socks.I loved working on these socks. And knowing so many others were making them at the same time seemed to add to the fun.

Yarn: Debbie Bliss, baby cashmerino. Color 202. It is not sock yarn. So, Kim let me in on a little secret which a lot of you probably know. (I didn't.)To reinforce the heel, hold a piece of thread together with your yarn, as you knit. (Okay, okay, probably ranks right up there with the freezer paper story. I just didn't know this either!)

Needles: size 3 dpn's

size: 56 stitch

Libby skipped off to school this morning wearing these. Well, I don't think that she was actually skipping. But have you skipped lately? You should really give it a try.

Thanks for sharing the pic of your finished socks. They turned out beautifully -- I don't blame your daughter for wearing them to school, I would have done the same thing. Through your blog, I was following the Through the Loops mystery --- it was fun to spectate as well.

these are so sweet! the solid pastel color really shows off the cables perfectly. my belly doesn't allow much skipping these days (expecting a baby any minute now), but the only thing I remember being even more satisfying than skipping is galloping -- have you tried that one?

Those look great. I've heard the tip before, but have always been too lazy to incorporate it (or considered it too fiddly). I should try it the next time I make socks for my hubby, so the heels will last longer than a couple short months!

Could you adopt me into your family? I love all the knitted love you've been providing your family with lately. Yeah, I know I'm too old to adopt and besides, I would come with baggage (but you never know, those bags may be filled with yarn....hehe :).

Just a brief FYI on reinforcing the heel or toe....you must use the same fiber content (and ideally the same weight). This is because the stronger of the two strands will wear and cut the weaker. For example, you would never use polyester thread with cotton yarn.

I skipped just the other day, and I'm still taking Aleeve. I had to pass this on...my Finnish friend's parents and grandparents use dental floss instead of string on the heels. Genius (depending on the color of yarn, anyway)! Ever try to break a length of floss by pulling? No way!!

Hello Leslie, Thank you for your tips If you want to see the result, I've posted the pictures. I'll finish the rabbit tomorrow. Great socks! I wish I knew how to knit on 4 needles. Does anybody know a tutorial about this?

Cute socks. Glad to see a family member likes them. I would love to knit socks for my family but they wont wear them!

I didn't know about the thread idea either but the heel is not where I have the problem, it is the part of the foot under the heel. I always seem to wear a hole there. Any ideas on how to fix that? I still wear the socks as I don't seem to notice the hole on hand knitted socks & they still feel good!

Those socks are beautiful! I love the color. And no, I hadn't heard that tip about the thread before. I had heard about weaving a nylon thread through the heel before, but that just seems like a big pain in the butt. =)